[cayugabirds-l] evening grosbeak report

2012-01-12 Thread Dave Nutter
Yesterday morning (11 Jan) Terie Rawn of Newfield (in the basin) briefly saw a female Evening Grosbeak at her feeder, but has not reported it since.--Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave

[cayugabirds-l] Portland Point Osprey nest gone

2012-01-12 Thread Dave Nutter
Today while birding with Ann Mitchell on Portland Point Rd I noticed that the power pole in the Cargill mine complex whichfor the past couple yearsheld Tompkins County's only Osprey nest of which I'm aware now only holds the intended trio of transformers and crossbar with insulators and wires.

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broken-bill Loon

2012-01-12 Thread Paul Anderson
As promised: http://www.cayugabirdclub.org/Resources/rarities-curiosities-and-old-friends Right now, I only have a page for the aforesaid loon. I think I can find enough material on the Goose to be respectable. If someone has a photo and information about the Lansing brown/silver crow, I'd be

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Snow Geese at Dusk over muckland

2012-01-12 Thread geokloppel
Hi Meena, I am not sure what made them circle so long. Coyotes below? -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[cayugabirds-l] raft of Redheads

2012-01-12 Thread Elaina McCartney
The raft of several thousand mostly Redheads has reformed at the SW end of Cayuga Lake. The light at this posting is somewhat poor for species IDs from my vantage point, but the lake is pretty flat. I'll try to post their comings and goings for those doing the waterfowl count this weekend.

[cayugabirds-l] American Coots

2012-01-12 Thread Elaina McCartney
There's a flock of 21 American Coots milling around off the end of my dock, SW corner Cayuga Lake. --Elaina -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES

[cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe - NO Thursday morning

2012-01-12 Thread Kevin J. McGowan
I checked Myers Point this morning for the Western Grebe, but did not find it. The water was calm and there was no heat shimmer, although a bit of fog obscured the opposite shore. Very little around except Mallards. I found only one COMMON LOON (bill entire) south of the point, and a male